Samuel Wood, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1767 September 28

Author Wood, Samuel[pers0608.ocp]

28 September 1767[1767-09-28]

Call Number767528.4

[note (type: abstract): Wood writes to outline the touring and preaching schedule that he has prepared for Whitaker and Occom. He mentions a penny paper denouncing Occom.][note (type: handwriting): Formal handwriting is stylized, yet largely clear and legible.][note (type: paper): Large sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good-to-fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear.][note (type: ink): Black.][note (type: signature): The signature is abbreviated.][note (type: layout): The first page of the letter is on one recto, but the second page is on two recto, not one verso. The third page of the letter is on one verso and is written in landscape orientation, not portrait orientation as on the other pages.][note (type: noteworthy): Wood consistently punctuates the contraction "I've" as "Iv'e."]

EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain

Persistent Identifier
[Opener]

My dear Sir/
I wrote after You to Yar­
­mouth[place0284.ocp]
, [& | and]&and suppose You [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived my Letter
Since writing that Letter Iv'e wrote and
sent Papers to all the Places therein [men­
­tion'd | men
tioned]
men­
­tion'd
men
tioned
[& | and]&and [w.ch | which]w.chwhich You purposed to visit this
Week (Stowmarket[place0277.ocp] only excepted, [w.ch | which]w.chwhich
I know You could send to from Ipswich[place0107.ocp])
This will meet You (I hope well) at
Bury[place0261.ocp], where, I expect, our Friends will
be ready for You, in consequence of the
Notice had from me — [They'l | they'll]They'lthey'll also
be ready for You at Melford[place0274.ocp] on Friday
Forenoon — [& | and]&and at Sudbury[place0278.ocp] that [Even. | evening]Even.evening
where I expect [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. John Gainsborough[pers0651.ocp]
(if at Home) will receive You —
[To Day | Today]To DayToday Iv'e wrote to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Ford[pers0649.ocp] of Castle­
­Heddingham[place0263.ocp]
[& | and]&and have sent Papers — I
inform him [You'l | you'll]You'lyou'll be there Monday next
([Oct. | October]Oct.October [5.th | 5th]5.th5th[1767-10-05]) Forenoon [& | and]&and that one of You will
preach at 2. or 3. Afternoon if desired, [& | and]&and
as may be agreed upon by them next Lord's­
­Day — Iv'e also wrote [& | and]&and sent Papers to
[M.r | Mr.]M.rMr. Field[pers0648.ocp] of Halstead[place0272.ocp] informing that
[You'l | you'll]You'lyou'll
[You'l | you'll]You'lyou'll be at Halstead[place0272.ocp], from Heddingham[place0263.ocp], either on
Monday [Even. | evening]Even.evening ([Oct | October]OctOctober 5[1767-10-05].) or Tuesday Forenoon [& | and]&and will
(one of You) preach for him at 2. or 3. [o' Clo. | o'clock]o' Clo.o'clock Tuesday
if [agreable | agreeable]agreableagreeable [& | and]&and so appointed by him [& | and]&and the People on Lords­
­Day — [& | and]&and have also wrote to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Davidson[pers0647.ocp] Brain­
tree[place0260.ocp]
, sending Papers, [& | and]&and informing him of [yor | your]yoryour Design
to be at Braintree[place0260.ocp], either Tuesday [Even. | evening]Even.evening ([Oct. | October]Oct.October [6.th | 6th]6.th6th[1767-10-06]) or
on [Wednesd. | Wednesday]Wednesd.Wednesday [Morn. | morning]Morn.morning ([Oct. | October]Oct.October 7[1767-10-07].) time enough to preach the
Lecture there [w.ch | which]w.chwhich begins about 10. Forenoon — To [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Da­
­vidson[pers0647.ocp]
's Friendship [& | and]&and [Affect.n | affection]Affect.naffection Iv'e committed You, [& | and]&and
have asked him to plan for You both to the westward
[& | and]&and Eastward of Braintree[place0260.ocp] in [Eſsex | Essex]EſsexEssex[place0269.ocp][You'l | You'll]You'lYou'll see by what
Iv'e done You are fixed for next week ['till | until]'tilluntil Wednesday
without any further Trouble to You of writing to Hed­
dingham[place0263.ocp]
Halstead[place0272.ocp] or Braintree[place0260.ocp] — The Paper [w.ch | which]w.chwhich
Ive sent to these [Min.rs | ministers]Min.rsministers [& | and]&and to all others are a Pamphlet
(the Narrative) the brief [Acc.nt | account]Acc.ntaccount [& | and]&and the Testimonials — These
Iv'e accompanied [wth | with]wthwith a Letter to the [Min.r | minister]Min.rminister or principal
Person — I expect all were [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived before Yesterday — [& | and]&and
these 3 parcels into [Eſsex | Essex]EſsexEssex[place0269.ocp] (Heddingham[place0263.ocp], Halstead[place0272.ocp] [& | and]&and Braintree[place0260.ocp])
will get into their Hands [to Morrow | tomorrow]to Morrowtomorrow — I expect, as I shall
send them by this Midnight's Coach — at [Weathersf.d | Weathersfield]Weathersf.dWeathersfield[place0282.ocp]
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Stormbourn]Stormbourn, Dunmow[place0268.ocp], Thaxted[place0280.ocp] [& | and]&and other Places that You
may go to Westward of Braintree[place0260.ocp] You may show my
Letter of [Recommendat.n | recommendation]Recommendat.nrecommendation (if You go to these Places) so
You may Eastward at Coggeshall[place0265.ocp], Dedham[place0267.ocp], Colchester[place0266.ocp],
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Wisham]Wisham Chelmsford[place0264.ocp] — Had I time [& | and]&and was it [neceſary | necessary]neceſarynecessary
I
I [wd | would]wdwould have wrote personally to the [Min.rs | ministers]Min.rsministers of those Places, but that's not
[neceſsary | necessary]neceſsarynecessary — Since You left Us I [rec.d | received]rec.dreceived a Guinea from good [M.rs | Mrs.]M.rsMrs.
Corsbie[pers0646.ocp]
(Mother to [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Corsbie[pers0645.ocp] of Bury[place0261.ocp]) [w.ch | which]w.chwhich was off [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp]'s Bill
with [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Ollyett[pers0655.ocp] [compleatly | completely]compleatlycompletely — Here I receive [y.r | your]y.ryour Letter of [26.th | 26th]26.th26th [Inst. | instant]Inst.instant[1767-09-26]
from Ipswich[place0107.ocp]— I'm glad Youv'e done so well at [Yarm.th | Yarmouth]Yarm.thYarmouth[place0284.ocp] [& | and]&and Woodbridge[place0283.ocp]
I [sh.d | should]sh.dshould rather think it best to proceed to Heddingham[place0263.ocp] Halstead[place0272.ocp] [& | and]&and Braintree[place0260.ocp]
(for to Melford[place0274.ocp] [& | and]&and Sudbury[place0278.ocp] You must go) [& | and]&and so go over [Eſsex | Essex]EſsexEssex[place0269.ocp] (West [& | and]&and East) as pro­
posed — You may afterwards go to Cambridge[place0262.ocp] [& | and]&and take in Bishop Stortford[place0259.ocp] [& | and]&and
some other [illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Place]Place in your Tour to Cambridge[place0262.ocp]
I expect [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Corsbie[pers0645.ocp] this Week in Norwich[place0276.ocp], I wish You'd send by him 1. [Dozn | dozen]Dozndozen
of the Brief [Representat.ns | representations]Representat.nsrepresentations for I'm got to the [laſt | last]laſtlast of them, [& | and]&and must send to
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): Lynn]Lynn, Walpole[place0281.ocp], Framlingham[place0270.ocp], [& | and]&and [sev.l | several]sev.lseveral other small [Congregat.ns | congregations]Congregat.nscongregations in [Norf.o | Norfolk]Norf.oNorfolk[place0275.ocp]
[& | and]&and [Suff.o | Suffolk]Suff.oSuffolk[place0279.ocp] — On Friday last was a Grubstreet[place0271.ocp] penny Paper [publish'd | published]publish'dpublished at
Norwich[place0276.ocp] aiming foolishly (but without Wit) to expose the Instititution
[illegible] [& | and]&and good [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] in particular — A very low Affair it is [& | and]&and utterly
below Notice — I'm sure [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] is Soldier good enough to despise a
Squib, [& | and]&and therefore [w.d | would]w.dwould have sent You one to excite [y.or | your]y.oryour Laughter [& | and]&and to show [w.t | what]w.twhat
Sort of People we have among Us, was it not for this [Expence | expense]Expenceexpense of Carriage [wch | which]wchwhich
it [wod | would]wodwould not answer to You — I shall be glad to hear from You at Leisure
Many have [enquired | inquired]enquiredinquired whether Iv'e word from You [& | and]&and now I can satisfy them —
This famous Catchpenny is called a Cry from the [Wilderneſs | wilderness]Wilderneſswilderness, or a converted
Indian's Application to a christian [Congregat.n | congregation]Congregat.ncongregation, both indeed it's below [Grub­
­ſtreet | Grub
street]
Grub­
­ſtreet
Grub
street
[place0271.ocp]
[& | and]&and as innocent as to doing any [Mischeif | mischief]Mischeifmischief, as it's low, foolish [& | and]&and malicious —
[Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Scott[pers0658.ocp] remains confirmed — [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Wood[pers0659.ocp], [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. and [Mrs | Mrs.]MrsMrs. Newton[pers0654.ocp][pers0653.ocp] [& | and]&and M[illegible] Ruggles[pers1743.ocp] [& | and]&and
our little Girl [& | and]&and Boy all think [& | and]&and speak of You both [& | and]&and join in [Salutat.ns | salutations]Salutat.nssalutations to [YrSelf | yourself]YrSelfyourself
[& | and]&and good [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Occom[pers0030.ocp] — May God [bleſ | bless]bleſbless You both! May He prosper this glorious
Cause! [& | and]&and May You live to see the [bleſsed | blessed]bleſsedblessed Effects of [y.r | your]y.ryour Labours — Adieu [Hartily | heartily]Hartilyheartily,

[Closer]
I am, my [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Sir — Very affectionately your's [Sam.l | Samuel]Sam.lSamuel Wood[pers0608.ocp]
[Trailer]
[Dr | Dr.]DrDr. Wood[pers0608.ocp]
[Sept. | September]Sept.September 28
1767[1767-09-28]

To
The rev. [D.r | Dr.]D.rDr. Whitaker[pers0037.ocp]
To be left at [Mr | Mr.]MrMr. Corsbie[pers0645.ocp]'s
in
Bury[place0261.ocp]
 [Suff.o | Suffolk]Suff.oSuffolk[place0279.ocp]
Document Summary

People identified in this document:

id Text in document Role in header Authorized Name
pers0651.ocp M r Mr. John Gainsborough mentioned Gainsborough, John
pers0649.ocp M r Mr. Ford mentioned Ford, William
pers0648.ocp M. r Mr. Field mentioned Field
pers0647.ocp M r Mr. Davidson mentioned Davidson
pers0647.ocp M r Mr. Da­ ­vidson mentioned Davidson
pers0646.ocp M. rs Mrs. Corsbie mentioned Corsbie
pers0645.ocp M r Mr. Corsbie mentioned Corsbie
pers0030.ocp M r Mr. Occom mentioned Occom, Samson
pers0655.ocp M r Mr. Ollyett mentioned Ollyett
pers0658.ocp M r Mr. Scott mentioned Scott
pers0659.ocp M rs Mrs. Wood mentioned Wood
pers0653.ocp M r Mr. and M rs Mrs. Newton mentioned Newton, Samuel
pers0654.ocp M rs Mrs. Newton mentioned Newton, Mary (née Wood)
pers1743.ocp Ruggles mentioned Ruggles
pers0608.ocp Sam. l Samuel Wood writer Wood, Samuel
pers0608.ocp D r Dr. Wood writer Wood, Samuel
pers0037.ocp rev. D. r Dr. Whitaker recipient Whitaker, Nathaniel

Places identified in this document:

id Text in document Authorized Name
place0276.ocp Norw. ch Norwich Norwich
place0284.ocp Yar­ ­mouth Great Yarmouth
place0277.ocp Stowmarket Stowmarket
place0107.ocp Ipswich Ipswich
place0261.ocp Bury
place0274.ocp Melford Melford
place0278.ocp Sudbury Sudbury
place0263.ocp Castle­ ­Heddingham Castle Hedingham
place0272.ocp Halstead Halstead
place0263.ocp Heddingham Castle Hedingham
place0260.ocp Brain­ tree Braintree
place0260.ocp Braintree Braintree
place0269.ocp Eſsex Essex Essex
place0263.ocp Hed­ dingham Castle Hedingham
place0282.ocp Weathersf. d Weathersfield Wethersfield
place0268.ocp Dunmow Dunmow
place0280.ocp Thaxted Thaxted
place0265.ocp Coggeshall Coggeshall
place0267.ocp Dedham Dedham
place0266.ocp Colchester Colchester
place0264.ocp Chelmsford Chelmsford
place0284.ocp Yarm. th Yarmouth Great Yarmouth
place0283.ocp Woodbridge Woodbridge
place0262.ocp Cambridge Cambridge
place0259.ocp Bishop Stortford Bishop Stortford
place0276.ocp Norwich Norwich
place0281.ocp Walpole Walpole
place0270.ocp Framlingham Framlingham
place0275.ocp Norf. o Norfolk Norfolk
place0279.ocp Suff. o Suffolk Suffolk
place0271.ocp Grubstreet Grub Street
place0271.ocp Grub­ ­ſtreet Grub street Grub Street

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Dates identified in this document:

Standard Form Text
1767-09-28 s.berSeptember 28.th28th 1767 —
1767-10-05 Oct.October 5.th5th
1767-10-05 OctOctober 5
1767-10-06 Oct.October 6.th6th
1767-10-07 Oct.October 7
1767-09-26 26.th26th Inst.instant
1767-09-28 Sept.September 28 1767

Regularized text:

Type Original Regularized
modernization 28.th 28th
variation They'l they'll
modernization Mr Mr.
variation To Day Today
variation You'l you'll
modernization 5.th 5th
modernization M.r Mr.
variation agreable agreeable
modernization 6.th 6th
modernization Eſsex Essex
variation You'l You'll
variation to Morrow tomorrow
modernization neceſary necessary
modernization neceſsary necessary
modernization M.rs Mrs.
variation compleatly completely
modernization 26.th 26th
modernization laſt last
variation Expence expense
variation enquired inquired
modernization Wilderneſs wilderness
modernization Grub­
­ſtreet
Grub
street
variation Mischeif mischief
modernization Mrs Mrs.
modernization bleſ bless
modernization bleſsed blessed
variation Hartily heartily
modernization D.r Dr.
modernization Dr Dr.

Expanded abbreviations:

Abbreviation Expansion
Norw.ch Norwich
[illegible][guess (h-dawnd): s.]s.ber [guess (h-dawnd): September]September
Mond. Monday
Even. evening
o' Clo. o'clock
& and
rec.d received
men­
­tion'd
men
tioned
w.ch which
Oct. October
Oct October
yor your
Wednesd. Wednesday
Morn. morning
Affect.n affection
'till until
Min.rs ministers
Acc.nt account
wth with
Min.r minister
Weathersf.d Weathersfield
Recommendat.n recommendation
wd would
y.r your
Inst. instant
Yarm.th Yarmouth
sh.d should
Dozn dozen
Representat.ns representations
sev.l several
Congregat.ns congregations
Norf.o Norfolk
Suff.o Suffolk
publish'd published
w.d would
y.or your
w.t what
wch which
wod would
Congregat.n congregation
Salutat.ns salutations
YrSelf yourself
Sam.l Samuel
Sept. September

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